Stenopus
Encyclopedia
Stenopus is a genus
of swimming decapod
crustacean
s containing eleven species, including Stenopus hispidus
, a common aquarium
pet. Stenopus contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of swimming decapod
Decapoda
The decapods or Decapoda are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crayfish, crabs, lobsters, prawns and shrimp. Most decapods are scavengers. It is estimated that the order contains nearly 15,000 species in around 2,700 genera, with...
crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s containing eleven species, including Stenopus hispidus
Stenopus hispidus
Stenopus hispidus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea. Common names include banded coral shrimp and banded cleaner shrimp.-Distribution:...
, a common aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
pet. Stenopus contains the following species:
- Stenopus chrysexanthus Goy, 1992
- Stenopus cyanoscelis Goy, 1984
- Stenopus devaneyi Goy & Randall in Goy, 1984
- Stenopus earlei Goy & Randall in Goy, 1984
- Stenopus goyi Saito, Okuno & Chan, 2009
- Stenopus hispidusStenopus hispidusStenopus hispidus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea. Common names include banded coral shrimp and banded cleaner shrimp.-Distribution:...
(Olivier, 1811) - Stenopus pyrsonotus Goy & Devaney, 1980
- Stenopus scutellatus Rankin, 1898
- Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1826
- Stenopus tenuirostris De Man, 1888
- Stenopus zanzibaricus Bruce, 1976